Here are the pictures I promised.

James enjoys the glory of free candy with his first lolli pop.

A pirate with his loot. Arrrrr!

Kelly is Safari woman.

Greg as the grim reaper.

James and me and I made my fairy tutu.

Adam's mom just had to try on my tutu. Doesn't she look great. I think it could work as a veil.

We went to a pumpkin patch.

Here bunny...bunny

I have a pumpkin on my head. He is just playing with his grandmom.

I have never seen a happier kid.

Pumpkin pie or pumpkin a la mode? Decisions.

Feel that breeze.

Isn't he the cutest. I loved watching him snack on the candy. He also had another lolli pop in his other hand that had the wrapper still on it. He thought his Tootsie pop unwrapped tasted better. I don't blame him.

Early Halloween

So today was the wards trunk or treat and James got all dolled up. He is so cute. We painted a mustach on him and it looks great. I was a fairy. I made my tutu which came out so cute. It is kinda fun to be something else every now and again. There were a couple of investigators there. A few days ago we went to a pumpkin patch were we took some cool shots of James. He is so photo genic. Oh today I took my test to become a paraprofessional. I think I will be able to gain some teaching experience by either becoming a parapro or by being a sub. Hopefully, by Monday or Tuesday I will have a job. I hope!!! If not there is this sister in the ward who is willing to help me work on this quilt that I am working on. I have a lot of projects I am working on. Many projects that are half way done. Let me think what else is new....Oh yeah, Adam and I are offically Georgia residence. We got our drivers license yesterday. I got my voter card today in the mail. I am really glad I get to vote here in Georgia. I know McCain needs my vote here. For some reason the computer won't let me load pictures. When I can load pictures I will. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Let's play ball

James has learned to throw a ball. It is so cute to play catch with him. He is such a charmer. He loves everyone here especially his grandpop. He will do anything to be held by him. I know if my dad was here James would want to be held by him too.

Wicked

So I went to Wicked the Musical the other night. It was so exciting. I love the theater for one and I enjoyed the atmosphere. It was an amazing play. The music is so wonderful. I thought the character of Glenda was so funny. You hate her yet you love her. The ending was such a shock and even those who had read the book didn't expect it. It was nice to be able to do something like that. Dave, Adam's dad gave me his ticket so us girls had a night out. It was so nice to have that to look forward to.

My family (my parents)

It's good to know that I am loved. I know I have a great family who, even though I am miles away, thinks of me often and includes me in their daily lives. I miss them so much. I think that is why I love technology so much. I am able to receive phone calls, read blogs, get text, emails, and picture texts at anytime of the day. I love technology. It helps my family be near me especially when I need them to be. I miss my daddy, yes I still call him that. I think I always will. He has been my strength many times because he taught me to be tough and resourceful. I will never be able to repay him for all he has done for me. The older I get the more I love him for all the things he has taught me. One, if not the greatest thing he taught me was who God is and to rely on Him and no one else. My daddy taught me to pray, read the scriptures, and follow the commandments of God. I have always tried to do that and when I have failed I get on my knees and ask to be forgiven and I also ask for help to overcome my weaknesses. We are all weak without him. If we do our duty He will always do His. He wants to bless us with mountains of gifts many of them in forms that are not glorious to the world, but to the receiver it is everything. I have been that receiver many times and I will continue to be that person, not because I boast about it, but because like a loving Father, that he is, He wants best for his children. I am his daughter of divine worth and every single person on this earth is of a noble birth right. We are heirs to all the glory and beauty that our Elder Brother Jesus Christ is because of what he has done for us. I am greatful to know I am loved by my God and that he loved me enough to give up his child for the whole world. I rejoice in my Savior and in the Plan my Father in Heaven set for me. I know families are eternal under the sealing power which is placed upon those who make and keep sacred covenants. i pray one day I will enter a Holy Temple with my family. It is at that moment my loved ones will know true everlasting joy, at least where it began.

No job, yet

Job Hunting is a pain. Hopefully no I know soon we will have a job. It's just frustrating trying to get hired and being hired by someone. I am being a job snob. I think a degree allows me to be that. I am starting to think of getting a job anywhere. Keep us in your prayers.

We are here

So we are here safe in Georgia. We got unloaded yesterday before General Conference started. We have no unpacked too much because I think we are still unwinding. It is kind of weird that we are living here and no just visiting. It felt like we had not left from Christmas except the Christmas tree and decorations are gone (the last time we were here was during Christmas vacation). I think we are going to be ok. Tomorrow we are going to look for jobs. I think we are going to see if the local schools are still hiring because on the schools website they are looking for ESOL and Spanish teachers. We are to call the school district and see what we have to do to get jobs. Oh, I have some great news well at least for me it's great. So the family is going to see Wicked the musical and Daddy Dave (Adam's dad) is giving me his ticket so we can have a ladies night out. I get to see Wicked, my wildest dreams have come true!!!!! I will have to inform you how it goes.

A few pictures of our trip

Adam in front of the field called Adam-Ondi-Ahman

The Nauvoo Temple at Night.

Our little family in front of the Nauvoo Temple

James decided he needed to take matters into his own hands. He's ready to roll.

Adam's Aunt Karla and her kids.

Day 2 and 3

Ok so we are on day three of our trip, but I want to tell about day two first. Oh, before that we went to Liberty not Independence Missouri. Ok so we got on the road in Nebraska. I want everyone to know that NE is just as boring as Wyoming. We had to switch drivers a few times because the road was making us sleepy. Not to mention someone who will remain nameless woke me up at 5 am and than I was really up at 6:30 am after going to bed around mid-night. The drive was long and we needed a break. We decided to eat lunch Kearney because Adam had been to Fort Kearney many times playing Oregon Trail. This was a big mistake. It was not far from the highway so we thought...It was far away and when we finally got there, after getting a little lost, we had to pay a four dollar parking fee. Not a bad price except they only took cash or checks. I only had two dollars. The lady was like sorry....All I wanted was a place to let James stretch while we ate lunch. Oh by the way the Subway in Kearney are liars, but that's another story. So moving on our trip we drove and drove and drove. We finally got to Liberty where we were greeted with open arms by my cousin Cassidi and her sweet family. It was so nice to be in a home where James could play. She also had dinner waiting for us. It was so good. It was a great ending to a long trip. Her family made us feel at home. When bedtime came I was excited, but little did I know James had other plans. He kicked me into the corner of the bed and in the morning I would find out that Adam spent sometime on the floor due to the lack of space on the bed (James is a bed hog). About 5 am James started kicking my face that was about the time I went to sleep on the floor. I got some rest. We left Cassidi's home this morning to see Adam's Aunt Karla and her kids. They are really nice people. I felt right at home. Karla's littlest girl loved Adam and she stuck at his side. She is about eight years old. Her father just passed away so I wondered if she liked Adam because he reminded her of him. Adam told me later how she made comments about how her dad did somethings Adam did. She tried to hide in the truck to come with us. Before we left we took some pictures and saw these cool blankets a neighbor made each person in the family out of the dad's old shirts, ties, and socks. It was such a sweet idea. Well we left and on the highway we say a sign for Adam-ondi-ahman. Cassidi said it was just a field and nothing to see, but we had to see it. I tell you what the sign is misleading. The place is not 12 miles. It was so far and yes it is just a field. I told Adam that now that he'd been there he would know how to get there when he needed to without asking for directions. After that we hurried our way to Nauvoo. We got there right after five om and everything was closed. We didn't even get our free dinner from his cousins restaurant. Adam wanted to do three things in Nauvoo and got to do zero of them. We still enjoyed ourselves. We go to see the temple which is beautiful. I don't know how they could have left it for others to destroy. I am grateful for all those who suffered so that I could have the blessings I do. Well now we are in Hannibal, MO for the night. I am so tired. I can hardly see straight. I better do like James and sleep while I have the chance. I think after this trip I am going to need a week to recover.

Day 1

So I decided I am going to do a road log when I can of our trip, but before I do James got his 8th tooth on Sunday. Ok so we finally left the Salt lake Valley at 10:10 yesterday morning. We finally got to go on the Cheyenne, Wyoming ramp on the freeway. We have often talked about going that way, just because. We finally did. It was pretty. A little while later we stopped to change a diaper. James has learned a new trick. He needs to poop every two or so hours. It made our eight our trip last thirteen plus hours. Anyway after we stopped we got back on the road into a state Adam nor I had ever been, Wyoming. I will tell you why no one lives in Wyoming is beyond me....NOT. There is nothing there. The state is beige. I could not image walking across it. I was so board in a car. The thought came to me why couldn't the US just leave all the Indians alone in Wyoming. The state would at least be populated and I am sure they would use all that land better than the people of Wyoming. The state is not being miss treated or anything, I am just saying man there is a lot of land and a lot of nothing. I think we hit four major cities all probably as big or smaller then my home, Yuma, AZ. We drove through Green River, Something Springs, Laramie (not Ft. Laramie), and Cheyenne. We blinked and the capital of Wyoming passed us by. It was dark so maybe that was the problem...Oh let's back track a little. Since, I love history we had to make a quick stop at Ft. Bridger. The fort was nice and big so we went to the museum. It was a goos idea because James needed some playing time. We let him claw behind us and follow us around. The floor may have been dirty, but he needed to play. He has been such a good boy. He only complains when he is not being played with or entertained. It is nice to have him in between us in the truck. We both get to talk to him and give him our attention. He loves grabbing Adam's head and pulling his ears. He likes me to sing to him and clap my hands. He claps with me. He has been tons of fun. It is like 6:30 am. James woke me up at four. He has another new trick. He wakes up at four hungry. He did not want to stay in his carseat so I put him in bed with us. He kicked me until 5:30 this morning which he woke up screaming again. He needed a diaper change. I asked Adam to do it. He was so tired he could barley move, but he got up. Let's just say it was a mess and we both needed to work on him. Well since were up all ready might as well get ready to hit the road. So I am typing while Adam showers. Oh we stayed the night at Days Inn in Sidney, Nebraska. We got here around 11:30ish. We have another "eight" hour trip in front of us, but we hope it won't take the same amount of time. Well I better sign off so we can get out of here and on the road. Our next stop is Independence, Missouri to stay with my cousin Cassidi.